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What you'll learn on the course

IT Law

Management

Business and Management

Business Studies

Market

IT

Teaching

English

Marketing

International

Global

Finance

Financial

Law

University

School

Accredited

Business School

Accountants

Financial Training

IT Management

Skills and Training

Course programme

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1st in London, 9th in the UK for Business and Management (Guardian University Guide 2017)

National Student Survey 2015: 91% of Business Studies students felt that staff were good at explaining things.

This flexible Business Studies degree equips you with the broad-based knowledge, skills and training for a career in the global business world. You learn a range of subjects, which give you a general understanding of the various elements of running a business and management of an organisation.

There is a focus on technical skills, relating to, for example, administrative procedures and organisational core businesses. You will also develop soft skills including:

communicating

listening

giving feedback

teamwork

solving problems

self-reflection and self-awareness.

These skills are highly prized by employers in management, consulting, finance and business. The course deals with a variety of international and global issues and prepares you for the changing needs of the labour market. Students also have the opportunity to specialise in marketing or finance disciplines.

BSc (Hons) Business Studies is available as a three-year degree or four-year degree for those who wish to take up a one-year work placement option, or study abroad sandwich option.

These options offer excellent opportunities to gain relevant work experience to prepare for your career or add an international dimension to your undergraduate study.

Students on this degree also have the option to undertake the second year of a three-year degree on an international study exchange at one of our prestigious partner institutions.

Course content Year 1

You will be introduced to some of the essential tools needed to function effectively in the business world, including accounting, statistics, economics and the functions of organisations. Other modules build on interpersonal skills such as effective business communication, teamwork and leadership.

Year two develops your knowledge of basic business functions as well as the concepts and analytical tools of business and management.

Core modules:

Business statistics 2

Management of human resources

Principles of finance

Principles of marketing

Operations management

You can specialise in marketing or finance by taking specific modules in these fields, or stay in a general group choosing three elective modules from a selection of fifteen.Final year

In the final year, you will study two core modules

Core modules (for all streams)

Final Year project

Strategy for business

Finance core modules:

Corporate finance

Financial services regulation

Marketing core modules:

New product development

Students who are taking the Marketing specialisation are required to take the set electives:

Marketing electives - choose two from:

Applied market research

Strategic marketing

Social media theory and practice

Students who are specialising in finance are required to take a further three electives from the list of General Electives. Students who are specialising in marketing are required to take a further two electives from the list of General Electives.

Students who do not choose to specialise must choose five electives:

Advanced strategic management

Bank strategy and management

Climate change and its impact on the world economy

Corporate finance

Corporate governance

Corporate social responsibility

Emerging markets

Entrepreneurship theory and practice

European business seminar

Integral innovation and practice

International financial management

International human resources management

Mergers and acquisitions

Supply chain and logistics management

Technical analysis

Virtual organisations

Placements and internships

A key part of a Cass Business Studies degree is the opportunity to gain professional work experience.

BSc Business Studies students are eligible to undertake an optional one-year paid work placement during the 3rd year of a 4 year sandwich degree programme.

The experience of working for a leading institution can be invaluable in terms of your future career. It will enable you to acquire skills and competencies sought by graduate employers, and give you an edge over the competition.

BSc Business Studies students enjoy a wide range of opportunities in business areas such as Finance, Marketing, and Human Resource Management. Students have recently taken up placements within many leading corporate organisations including IBM, L'Oreal, UBS, Universal Pictures, Morgan Stanley and UNICEF UK.

Our reputation, achievements and successful graduates have helped us to develop close relationships with a diverse range of companies, who recognise that Cass students can add significant value to their workforce. Our dedicated Placement team are in regular contact with these and many more companies, and will support students throughout the work experience process.

Although this additional year is not credited and will not count towards your degree classification, it is a recognised part of the degree programme and will be endorsed on your final degree certificate.

Study abroad

International study opportunities

In today's global business environment, international exposure gives you a vital edge in the employment market. A period of study abroad is an excellent opportunity to enhance your education with an international dimension.

Cass Business School gives you the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying at one of our partner institutions. Banking and International Finance students have the option of selecting a Replacement 2nd Year or Sandwich Year Abroad in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

You can spend the second year of your three year degree course studying abroad at one of our partner institutions.

During your time abroad you will cover all core material of your second year Cass programme, taking equivalent courses at the host institution. Teaching is in English, but subjects are taught from a different perspective. Elective modules will enable you to focus on the specialist areas of the partner institution, or the business practice of the country in which you are studying. You can study at one of our partner universities listed below:

Country

Host institution (Replacement 2nd Year, Business Studies)

Australia

Queenland University of Technology

Based in Brisbane, QUT Business School has held triple crown accreditation since 2005. Courses combine theory with practical experience.

Canada

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

With a history dating back to 1841, Queen's has long enjoyed a reputation as Canada's "Ivy League" university and is consistently ranked among Canada's best universities. It is the only Canadian business school to be consistently ranked among the world's top 30 business schools by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

UBC is one of Canada's leading research universities and is consistently ranked in the top 40 of the world. Located 30 minutes from the heart of down-town Vancouver it attracts students from more than 140 countries world-wide.

HKU is ranked second in the QS Asian University Rankings 2013 and is ranked 43rd in the world ranked universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/14).

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

HKUST is ranked first in the QS Asian University Rankings 2011. HKUST Business School was the first school in Asia to be awarded dual accreditation by AACSB and EQUIS. It offers 10 undergraduate business programmes.

Italy

Bocconi University, Milan

Based in Milan, Bocconi is a triple accredited school (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB) and is ranked 8th in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2013.

Singapore

Singapore Management University

SMU was founded in 2000 by the government of Singapore, modelling itself on an American style university structure. SMU has over 180 exchange partner universities around the world.

Spain

IE Business School (Madrid and Segovia)

Situated in the heart of Madrid's financial district, IE Business School is ranked 1st in Europe (FT European Business School rankings 2013)

USA

Emory University, Atlanta

Located in Atlanta, Emory University Goizueta Business School's BBA programme is currently ranked No. 3 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek and No. 12 in U.S. News & World Report.

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Located in College Park, eight miles from The White House and downtown Washington, D.C. you will be studying at the Robert H. Smith School of Business whose undergraduate programme was ranked number 18 in the USA (2014 U.S. News & Report, 2013).

2. Sandwich Year Abroad

You can spend a year of your degree course studying at one of our partner institutions, between your second and third year of study. This would add a year to your degree so you would complete your degree in four years.

Increasingly, host universities offer courses taught in English, although in some cases you will need appropriate foreign language skills. You can also choose to combine your study overseas with a work placement, which involves spending six months studying and the remaining six months working. You would be expected to organise your own placement, although some of our partner schools may be able to help you.

This additional year of study will not count towards your degree classification. However, your degree title will state that you have studied abroad and the partner university will give you a transcript of the modules you have studied there.

Country Host institution (Sandwich Year, Business Studies)Argentina

Universidad Agentina de la Empresa

Australia

Queensland University of Technology

Based in Brisbane, QUT Business School has held triple crown accreditation since 2005. Courses combine theory with practical experience.

RMIT, Melbourne

RMIT is based in Melbourne city, Australia. It is a QS 5-star university, which is the highest possible rating.

Canada

HEC, Montreal

Like Cass, HEC is triple accredited (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB) and was the first school in North America to achieve this. There are opportunities to study in French or English.

Queen's University

Queen's School of Business has a rich history dating back to 1841 and is consistently ranked as one of Canada's leading universities. It welcomes over 300 exchange students every year from more than 40 countries.

Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario

Ranked in the top 100 for Financial Times MBA Rankings, Ivey provides a competitive combination of world-class teaching and modern facilities.

France

ESCP Europe, Paris

Like Cass, ESCP is triple accredited (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB) The Paris campus is located in the centre of the city. The Masters in Management, from which you will take classes, is currently ranked 3rd in the Financial Times rankings.

Grenoble School of Management

Grenoble holds the triple crown of business accreditation. You will study modules from their Bachelor in International Business (taught in English).

ESSEC Business School

Established in 1907, ESSEC is one of the leading institutions in Europe for business education. Their BBA was the first programme in France to receive the prestigious AACSB and EQUIS accreditations.

ESC Rennes School of Business

Located in the capital of Britanny, ESC Rennes has both AACSB and AMBA accreditation. You can study business modules in English or French.

Germany

University of Mannheim

University of Mannheim - The University of Mannheim Business School is highly ranked and has an excellent reputation. You will be studying modules from their Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Business Education in either German or English.

Technische Universität Münchcn, Munich

TU Munich is ranked in the top 100 world universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/14).

Italy

LUISS Guido Carli, Rome

LUISS Guido Carli is a private Italian university located in the heart of Rome. You are able to study in either Italian or English and there is an intensive Italian language course available before the start of term.

The Netherlands

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

RSM is consistently ranked in the top 10 business schools in Europe and has 'triple crown' accreditation (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). You will study all modules in English.

Norway

BI Norwegian School of Management, Oslo

Located in the business district in Oslo, BI is EQUIS accredited. It is a self-owned, not-for-profit foundation whose sole focus is education and research.

Singapore

National University of Singapore

NUS is ranked 2nd in the QS Asian University Rankings 2013 and is one of the top 50 world ranked universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/14). More than 1,000 exchange students visit NUS each year.

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang is ranked 76th in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings. You will have the chance to study at one of Asia's most prestigious universities in the heart of Singapore.

Spain

Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

The UPF campus is located in the heart of Barcelona. You would be taking classes from the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences where delivery is in English, Spanish or Catalan.

Korea

Seoul National University

Ranked 44 in the World University Rankings 2013/14, SNU was founded in 1946 as the first national university of Korea. SNU Business School was also the first business school in Korea to be certified by the Associate to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

CUHK is ranked seventh in the QS Asian University Rankings 2013. The 137 hectare campus overlooking Tolo Harbour houses a range of facilities such as world-class libraries, art museums, music halls, a swimming pool, sports fields, tennis courts, squash courts, a water sports centre and gymnasiums.

USA

University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, College of Business

Set amidst the rural Midwest a couple of hours from Chicago, UIUC's College of Business is ranked amongst the top 10 of public institutions of higher education in the US.

Accreditation

The BSc Business Studies provides exemption from some of the professional examinations of the following professional bodies:

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Institute of Financial Services (IFS)

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